The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds.

  • Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897.
Date:
1892
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Credit: The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ADU AFJi AniiT, or Am, a Bengalee dry measure equal to two mnunds, 350 to 104 lbs.; also the Tamil short foot, equal to about 10J inches. Adholy. See Adowly, Adike, n Knrnnllc name for tho betel-nut Aiiikol, an Indian measuring-rod. Adiilaii, mi imaginary money of Malwn, the half of a pice, or less than a farthing Adinole, a fusible horn-stone, or compact feldspar. Adipose, fat in general, thefatofthekidneys. Adit, a horizontal shaft or sough for drain- ing or ventilating a mine. * Adjali, an uudcliucd oil obtained in the liast Indies. Adjournment, the postponement of a meet- ing ; putting oil' till another time. Adjudication, a legal decision or sentence. Adjutage, the tube through which a foun- tain is played. AdjutiInt, Adjutant-general, officers who have charge of the discipline of an army. Adl, an eastern term lor a stamp or impres- sion, [stone. Adler-stein, tho German name for eaglc- Administkator, a person empowered by tho Ecclesiastical Court to manage the estate of a deceased individual. Admiral, the leading or directing ship in n fleet of merchantmen; also a superior officer of the Royal Navy. Admiralty Court, a supremo marine tribu- nal which holds jurisdiction over causes arising on the high seas and coasts. * Admiralty Dkoits, pieces of wreck and other articles without owner, found at sea, claimed by the Admiralty. Adobado, the Spanish namo for pickled pork. Adores, unburnt bricks made of straw, earth, and dung dried In the sun. Adowly, Adiioly, an Indian dry measure, which varies both as a weight and mea- sure in different localities; as a weight it ranges from 4 to o£ lbs. avoirdupois. Adpao, Adpowe, a weight in the Bombay presidency, tho half of the pao seer, and equal to 1725 grains; ill Bangalore and Mysore it is 1849 grains. Aiirak, the vernacular name in Bengal and many parts of the East for ginger, which is sold either rough or scraped. Adrian, the Spanish name for corn. Adriatic Oak, the Quercus cerris. Adruck. See Adtcak. Adseer, or Asiiwa, tho half of a seer in Bombay, and equal to nearly one pound avoirdupois. Adu, or Attu, an Indian name for goats and sheep. ...,„, Aducar, a coarse kind of silk stuff formerly used In Spain. Adulahia, n name for tho moon stone; a transparent gem used for ornaments. Adul Oil, a medicinal oil obtained in fra- vancore, and shown at the Grout Exhi- bition in 1851; tho botanical name ol tho plant producing it is not yet given. Adulteration, tho injuring or debasing by foreign and spurious admixtures. In oommorce there arc several kinds of adulteration: conventional, to suit tho taste and demands of tho public; fraudu- lent, lor deceptive and gainful purposes; and accidental or unintentional adultera- tion, arising from carelessness in the pre- paration of the staple or commodity at the place of growth or shipment. Ad-valorem, according to the value, 011 assessment by the Customs for dm v. Advance, a sum of money paid on account of goods, or before receiving the work to be done, &c. * Advance-notes, authorized drafts on the owner or agent of a vessel, executed by the master, generally for one month's wages, given to the seamen on their sign- ing the articles of agreement. Adventure, an enterprise or doubtful spe- culation of any kind, commercial or finan- cial. * Adventuher, in mining phraseology, a shareholder in working a mine; in com- merce a speculator, or 0110 who under- takes a risk. Advertisement, a business announcement in a public journal or periodical. Advice, due notice given in respect of any monetary or commercial transaction; notice ol a hill drawn or sent. AdY, the name of the Malabar foot, equal to about 10} English inches. Adze, a sharp edged tool for shaping lim- ber ; an axe with an arched edge, and its blade athwart the handle. Aem, a local mode of spelling the Aum. Aemqen, a liquid measure of Prussia, equal to BJ imperial gallons. Aerated Waters, soda water, lemonade, and other waters artificially impregnated with carbonic acid. Aerating Machine, a syphon and appa- ratus for making soda water and other gaseous drinks. Aerator, a blower or contrivance for fumi- gating wheat, and other corn, to bleach it and destroy fungi and insects. Aerometer, an instrument for ascertaining the mean bulk of gases. Aeronaut, a traveller in the air, one who ascends in or manages a balloon. Aeropiiane, a kind of light gauze, or imi- tation crape. Aerugo, a name for carbonate of copper. Aetite, a namo for eagle-stone, formerly used in medicine. Afeem, a vernacular name in some parts 0.' India for opium. Afpa, a weight on the Guinea coast of Af- rica, equal to an English ounce. Afficiie, the French name for a posting MIL Affu)avit, a declaration in writing made on oath before a magistrate or sonic com- petent officer. Afflnage, a refining of metals. * Affirmation, a declaration made In courts of law by those wdio object to taking oaths. Affreteur, in French, ouo who charters or freights vessels. Afim, a llinduslaneo namo for opium. Aflatoon, the Arabic name for gum bdel- lium. African Hemp, oiio of the names of the fibre obtained from tho leaves 01 tho Sart- seviera Ouincensis.